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Global semiconductor and infrastructure software giant that co-designed OpenAI's first custom AI inference chip, Jalapeño.

Founded 1991Palo Alto, CaliforniaAVGO
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  1. Jul 7, 2026BIG TECHBroadcom and Apple Extend Custom Chip Pact Through 2031Multi-year extension through 2031→
  2. Jul 7, 2026AIBroadcom's Custom Chips Are Eating Nvidia's Growth StoryCustom silicon: 27% CAGR vs. 16% for merchant chips→
  3. Jul 6, 2026AINvidia Becomes the Black Sheep of 2026's Chip Rally$75.2B data-center revenue, +3.2% YTD stock→
  4. Jun 24, 2026AIOpenAI Unveils 'Jalapeño,' Its First Custom AI Chip, Built With Broadcom for Inference at ScaleFirst custom inference chip→
  5. Jun 18, 2026AIAnthropic Locks 3.5-Gigawatt Google TPU Deal as It Passes OpenAI on Revenue→

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BIG TECHMulti-year extension through 2031

Broadcom and Apple Extend Custom Chip Pact Through 2031

Broadcom and Apple agreed on July 7 to extend their custom-silicon partnership through 2031, deepening a relationship that dates to the late 2000s as Broadcom's ASIC business increasingly threatens Nvidia elsewhere.

Jul 7, 2026
AICustom silicon: 27% CAGR vs. 16% for merchant chips

Broadcom's Custom Chips Are Eating Nvidia's Growth Story

Custom AI chips designed by Broadcom for Alphabet and Meta are forecast to grow nearly twice as fast as merchant AI accelerators like Nvidia's through 2033, reshaping who captures the AI buildout's chip margins.

Jul 7, 2026
AI$75.2B data-center revenue, +3.2% YTD stock

Nvidia Becomes the Black Sheep of 2026's Chip Rally

Despite record data-center revenue up 92% year over year, Nvidia's stock is up just 3.2% in 2026 while AMD has gained 171% and Micron 304%, as Broadcom's custom AI chips reshape the competitive order.

Jul 6, 2026
AIFirst custom inference chip

OpenAI Unveils 'Jalapeño,' Its First Custom AI Chip, Built With Broadcom for Inference at Scale

OpenAI revealed Jalapeño, its first in-house silicon -- a chip designed with Broadcom and purpose-built for running AI models (inference) rather than training them. OpenAI says early results show 'significantly better performance-per-watt' than current state-of-the-art alternatives, marking its most concrete step yet to reduce a near-total dependence on Nvidia GPUs.

Jun 24, 2026
AI

Anthropic Locks 3.5-Gigawatt Google TPU Deal as It Passes OpenAI on Revenue

Anthropic committed to roughly 3.5 gigawatts of Google TPU capacity through 2031 via Broadcom -- one of the largest disclosed AI compute contracts ever -- as the company's revenue run rate hit a reported $30 billion annualized, up from $14 billion in February, overtaking OpenAI. The pairing of an enormous non-Nvidia compute deal with surging revenue marks a power shift in the model race.

Jun 18, 2026
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